Do you think friendship is a kind of love?

[Anonymous]

[NamerOfStars]

Of course. As George Carlin so famously put it: "Pancakes. Griddle cakes. Hotcakes. Flapjacks. Why are there four names for grilled batter and one word for love?".

Other languages are better about this than English is (better about love, that is; not so much pancakes).

[Paul09]

Yes, I love my small group of close friends. I've known most of them since I was a kid Or teenager.

[menina]

Absolutely. The Ancient Greeks called it "Philia". You're supposed to care about your friends, so it makes sense to feel a kind of love for them.

[PBandJ_Nerd]

Yes. There's more than one type of love. Platonic love is the one you're looking for here.

[dustybiker]

Yes. It creates a defensive drive to want to protect them.

[petitedollbabee]

For sure. Romantic love isn’t the only kind of love out there. There’s platonic love aswell.

[DizzyDesii]

I have a nurturing type of love for my male acquaintances

[Akam93]

Yes cause I love my guy best friend very much. But only as a friend.

[ur_gurl_Larissa]

yeah

[sheikalana]

Absolutely.

[panamared1]

Yes I do